[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 202 (Thursday, October 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52802-52803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22673]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE



International Trade Administration




Corporation for Travel Promotion Board of Directors



AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce.



ACTION: Second notice of an opportunity for travel and tourism industry 

leaders to apply for membership on the Board of Directors of the 

Corporation for Travel Promotion.



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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is again seeking applications from 

travel and tourism leaders from specific industries for membership on 

the Board of Directors (Board) of the Corporation for Travel Promotion 

(doing business as Brand USA). The purpose of the Board is to guide the 

Corporation for Travel Promotion on matters relating to the promotion 

of the United States as a travel destination and communication of 

travel facilitation issues, among other tasks. On July 19, 2018, the 

Department published in the Federal Register a ``Notice of an 

opportunity for travel and tourism industry leaders to apply for 

membership on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel 

Promotion'' (83 FR 34112), announcing membership opportunities on the 

Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion. The 

application period closed on August 17, 2018. The Department is now 

reopening the application period to solicit additional applications. 

This notice supplements the notice of July 19, 2018.

    Interested parties who have already applied in response to that 

Federal Register notice do not need to re-apply.



DATES: All applications must be received by the National Travel and 

Tourism Office by close of business on Friday, October 26, 2018.



ADDRESSES: Please submit application information by email to 

[email protected].



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Heizer, National Travel and 

Tourism Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, MS10003, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-0140; email: 

[email protected].



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA) was 

signed into law on March 4, 2010 and was amended in July 2010 and 

December 2014. The TPA established the Corporation for Travel Promotion 

(the Corporation), as a non-profit corporation charged with the 

development and execution of a plan to (A) provide useful information 

to those interested in traveling to the United States; (B) identify and 

address perceptions regarding U.S. entry policies; (C) maximize 

economic and diplomatic benefits of travel to the United States through 

the use of various promotional tools; (D) ensure that international 

travel benefits all States and the District of Columbia, and (E) 

identify opportunities to promote tourism to rural and urban areas 

equally, including areas not traditionally visited by international 

travelers.

    The Corporation is governed by a Board of Directors, consisting of 

11 members with knowledge of international travel promotion or 

marketing, broadly representing various regions of the United States. 

The TPA directs the Secretary of Commerce (after consultation with the 

Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State) to appoint 

the Board of Directors for the Corporation.

    On July 19, 2018, the Department published in the Federal Register 

a ``Notice of an opportunity for travel and tourism industry leaders to 

apply for membership on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for 

Travel Promotion'' (83 FR 34112), announcing membership opportunities 

on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion. The 

application period closed on August 17, 2018. The Department is now 

reopening the application period to solicit additional applications. 

This notice supplements the notice of July 19, 2018. Interested parties 

who have already applied in response to that Federal Register notice do 

not need to re-apply.

    At this time, the Department will be selecting four individuals 

with the appropriate expertise and experience from specific sectors of 

the travel and tourism industry to serve on the Board as follows:

    (A) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the hotel 

accommodations sector;

    (B) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as an 

official of a city convention and visitors' bureau;

    (C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the 

restaurant sector; and

    (D) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as an 

official of a state tourism office.

    To be eligible for Board membership, individuals must have 

international travel and tourism marketing experience, be a current or 

former chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or chief 

marketing officer or have held an equivalent management position. 

Additional consideration will be given to individuals who have 

experience working in U.S. multinational entities with marketing 

budgets, and/or who are audit committee financial experts as defined by 

the Securities and Exchange Commission (in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 

7265). Individuals must be U.S. citizens, and in addition, cannot be 

federally registered lobbyists or registered as a foreign agent under 

the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.

    Those selected for the Board must be able to meet the time and 

effort commitments of the Board.

    Board members serve at the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce 

(who may remove any member of the Board for good cause). The terms of 

office of each member of the Board appointed by the Secretary shall be 

three (3) years. Board members can serve a maximum of two consecutive 

full three-year terms. Board members are not considered Federal 

government employees by virtue of their service as a member of the 

Board and will receive no compensation from the Federal government for 

their participation in Board activities. Members participating in Board 

meetings and events may be paid actual travel expenses and per diem by 

the Corporation when away from their usual places of residence.

    Individuals who want to be considered for appointment to the Board 

should submit the following information by the Friday, October 26, 2018 

deadline to the address listed in the ADDRESSES section above:

    1. Name, title, and personal resume of the individual requesting 

consideration, including address, email address and phone number.

    2. A brief statement of why the person should be considered for 

appointment to the Board. This statement should also address the 

individual's relevant international travel and tourism marketing 

experience and audit committee financial expertise, if any, and 

indicate clearly the sector or sectors



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enumerated above in which the individual has the requisite expertise 

and experience. Individuals who have the requisite expertise and 

experience in more than one sector can be appointed for only one of 

those sectors. Appointments of members to the Board will be made by the 

Secretary of Commerce.

    3. An affirmative statement that the applicant is a U.S. citizen 

and further, is not required to register as a foreign agent under the 

Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.



    Dated: October 12, 2018.

Julie Heizer,

Deputy Director, National Travel and Tourism Office.

[FR Doc. 2018-22673 Filed 10-17-18; 8:45 am]

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